Here’s what was posted to UofL Today on Aug. 27, 2014:
· VIDEO: Celebrating our UofL family with an ice cream social. View here.
· VIDEO: UofL President James Ramsey gets the cold shoulder(s) treatment when he takes the Ice Bucket Challenge. View here.
· Grant will help UofL’s Conn Center expand. Read more.
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DID YOU KNOW?
You can see artwork from our talented students and professors at one of the Hite Art Institute galleries in Schneider Hall or, if you’re traveling downtown, the Cressman Center for Visual Arts, 100 E. Main St.
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Campus-Submitted Announcement List
Today’s farmers markets: Back-to-School Street Party at Gray Street and Special Student Event at Belknap
1.) Gray Street
2.) Belknap
Events
3.) 14th Annual UofL Geriatric Health Care Symposium is next month
Health and Wellness
4.) Weigh to Wellness for Fall Semester to begin
5.) Cooper/Clayton smoking cessation class scheduled
6.) Yoga offered for staff, students
Human Resources
7.) Human Resources has moved to Plone4
Miscellaneous
8.) UofL Alert testing to take place today
9.) Research!Louisville: Call for abstracts
10.) Research!Louisville: Call for judges
11.) Faculty: Learn how one instructor flipped the classroom and lived to tell the tale
12.) Deadline extended for the Paul Weber Award for Departmental Excellence in Teaching
Studies
13.) Infant scientists wanted
Talks
14.) Chemistry Seminar
15.) Talk on the religious, social and political values of Chinese Christians
Grand Rounds
16.) Family and Geriatric Medicine
17.) Obstetrics and Gynecology and Women’s Health
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Campus-Submitted Announcement List
Today’s farmers markets: Back-to-School Street Party at Gray Street and Special Student Event at Belknap
1.) Gray Street
Thursdays through Oct. 30, 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., 400 block of E. Gray Street (directly in front of SPHIS), rain or shine
Today’s market is a Back-to-School Street Party! Some items available will include: tomato pies, various breads, watermelon, cantaloupe, peaches, corn, raspberries, green beans, squash, zucchini, cabbage, potatoes, cucumbers, onions and bell peppers. Also old-world style Italian cheeses, plants. Lunch food truck options are Hole Mole and Red Top Gourmet Hot Dogs.
Additional Information: www.facebook.com/UofLGSFM; Website.
2.) Belknap
Thursdays through Oct. 16, 3:30 to 6 p.m., 3rd and Brandeis, rain or shine
Today’s market is a Welcome Back Students Event! Among the items available are yellow and white peaches, watermelon, cantaloupe, tomatoes, carrots, kale, peppers, butternut squash, collards, apples, cheese, eggs, lamb, baked goods, candy, honey, lemonade, popcorn, bags and purses, wind chimes and toxic free products for home and personal use. Enjoy live music by Sammy Ratliff, lots of FREE giveaways, door prizes and more!
Additional Information: www.facebook.com/BelknapFM
Events
3.) 14th Annual UofL Geriatric Health Care Symposium is next month
Sept. 19, 7:15 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., Seelbach Hilton, 500 S. Fourth St.
The annual symposium provides up-to-date training and skills in geriatric care for health care providers and all interested in the care of elders. Featured speakers include: Dr. Kenneth Schmader, chief, division of geriatrics, Duke University Medical Center; Dr. Todd Semla, national PBM clinical pharmacy program manager–U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs; and Dr. Michael Malone, medical director, Aurora Health Care-Senior Services and the VNA of Wisconsin.
Additional Information: Register here: http://bit.ly/geriatrics14; contact Ann Burke, 852-3480.
Health and Wellness
4.) Weigh to Wellness for Fall Semester to begin
Sept. 2, noon to 12:45 P.M., Porter Bldg. (formerly CEHD), Room 106
Employees, retirees, their spouses/QA free
Weigh to Wellness is a 12-week class that promotes healthy lifestyle changes through integrating optimal health behaviors into your everyday life. Each week the class will begin with a weigh-in, followed by an educational session on topics ranging from nutrition to physical activity and healthy lifestyle change. Participants will be eligible for prizes based on attendance and progress. Visit our webpage to enroll or call 852-7755.
5.) Cooper/Clayton smoking cessation class scheduled
Aug. 29, noon, Brown Cancer Center, Krista Loyd Resource Room
Free
Thirteen-week, one hour smoking cessation program combines nicotine gum, patches or lozenges with support and skills training in a supportive group setting. First six weeks of nicotine products are free, participant responsible for last four weeks of products.
Additional Information: Pam Temple-Jennings, 852-6318.
6.) Yoga offered for staff, students
Mondays and Wednesdays, 5:15 to 6:15 p.m.; Tuesdays and Thursdays, 4:15 to 5:15 p.m. beginning Sept. 8, Activity Room, Student Services Annex
Yoga for staff and students in the Health Promotion Office starts Sept. 8! To view the class schedules and pricing information visit our website. All levels of experience welcome!
Additional Information: 852-5429.
Human Resources
7.) Human Resources has moved to Plone4
Human Resources has made the transition to Plone4. The change will bring with it a new, easier to navigate design. Please note, some links have changed and may affect any bookmarks you have saved.
Additional Information: 852-6258.
Miscellaneous
8.) UofL Alert testing to take place today
Aug. 28. 10 a.m.
In preparation for the Fall Semester, the university will be testing the UofL Alert system today at 10 a.m. This test will include the RAVE text and email alert, the Informacast VOIP phones, the Outdoor Warning Sirens and the UofL web page. If you do not receive an alert, please contact Dennis Sullivan at dennis.sullivan@louisville.edu.
9.) Research!Louisville: Call for abstracts
Abstract submissions are due by Aug. 29. Event Sept. 16 to 19, Kosair Charities Clinical and Translational Research Building
Faculty, post-docs, research associates, residents, clinical fellows, research staff, graduate and professional students are invited to submit an abstract on their life science research for a poster presentation at Research!Louisville. Abstract submissions are due by Friday. Submit an abstract http://researchlouisville.org/
Additional Information: HSC Research Office, 852-2553.
10.) Research!Louisville: Call for judges
Sept. 16-19 Kosair Charities Clinical and Translational Research Building
Faculty and post-docs are needed to judge posters at Research!Louisville. Sign up for judging http://researchlouisville.org/volunteer-for-judging
Additional Information: HSC Research Office, 852-2553.
11.) Faculty: Learn how one instructor flipped the classroom and lived to tell the tale
Sept. 9, noon to 2 p.m., Delphi Center Lab, Ekstrom Library
Join your colleagues in this session presented by Jeff Hieb as he shares his efforts to understand the flipped classroom model, to implement it in engineering mathematics classes, and to evaluate its efficacy. During the session the instructor will share his motivation for experimenting with this pedagogical model as well as describe technology and class activities he used to implement a flipped class. Lunch is served, so pre-registration is required.
Additional Information: Register here.
12.) Deadline extended for the Paul Weber Award for Departmental Excellence in Teaching
There’s still time to submit your application for the 2014-2015 Paul Weber Award. The deadline for stage one applications has been extended to Sept. 5. Completing a three-page application, cover page, and obtaining your dean’s endorsement could help your department win $30,000 in recognition of teaching excellence. Questions about the award or application process can be directed to John Whitney, program coordinator, at 852-7623.
Additional Information: Learn more and apply.
Studies
13.) Infant Scientists Wanted
Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Saturday appointments available upon request), Davidson Hall 314
The UofL Infant Cognition Lab (Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences) is conducting several studies on infant face perception. Infants who are between 3 and 8 months old with normal vision and hearing are invited to participate. Participation involves one brief visit to campus. Infants will receive a UofL t-shirt or bib for participating. HSPPO#: 053.06
Additional Information: For more information, please contact Lauren Helton (852-6852, uoflbaby@louisville.edu) or visit www.babythinker.org.
Talks
14.) Chemistry Seminar
Aug. 29, 4 p.m., Chemistry Building, Room LL-16
Free, public
Maria Jaworska, PhD, department of chemistry, University of Silesia, Poland, will present Photophysics and Photochemistry of Cobalamins. Insight from DFT and TD-DFT Calculations.
Additional information: Sherry Nalley, 852-6798
15.) Talk on the religious, social and political values of Chinese Christians
Sept. 2, 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., Ekstrom Library, Room W104
Free
Presented by Yang Zhong, PhD, distinguished Changjiang Scholar at the School of International and Public Affairs of Shanghai Jiaotong University and tenured professor in the department of political science at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Informal conversation with the speaker will begin at 11:00 a.m. followed by the formal presentation promptly at 11:30. Sponsored by the Asian Studies department.
Additional Information: Stacey Schoen, 852-0274
Grand Rounds
16.) Family and Geriatric Medicine
Aug. 29, 7:30 to 8:30 a.m., Bottigheimer Auditorium
Free
Karen Krigger, MD, professor, UofL department of family and geriatric medicine, presents It’s Back—Heroin: Resurgence of an Old Problem with a New Look. She will discuss the reasons behind the resurgence, its prevalence, definition as an opiod use disorder, modes of administration, signs and symptoms of acute intoxication, as well as atypical presentations and wound botulism. CME category 1 is available for both AAFP and ACCME accreditation and a continental breakfast will be provided.
Additional Information: Callie Booth
17.) Obstetrics and Gynecology and Women’s Health
Aug. 29, 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., Health Science Center basement auditorium
Mary Sterrett, MD, PGY-4, will present Periviability: Drawing the line. Changing our attitudes, but not our interventions. She will discuss the use of the NICD-NRN prognostic calculator for periviable deliveries and educate the audience about the obstetrical interventions used to improve periviable birth outcomes and encourage the university to consider guidelines utilizing a prognostic calculator for clinicians to utilize during acute counseling of patients.
Additional Information: Susan Jackson, 561-7449.
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